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Articles in September, 2006 issue of Set-Aside Alert

• Crown Clothing Company.(DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)
• Rex Systems Inc.(ARMY)
• The Fleet Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Philadelphia Office, plans a solicitation for hardware and support services to provide access to college preparation instruction.(Procurement Watch)
• Defense IG questions some purchases through GSA.
• SBA has ruled that Federal Prison Industries is not eligible for set-aside contracts for services.(Washington Insider)
• Claims court decision expands application of non-manufacturer rule.(Legal Issues)
  by Andrews, Jennifer L.
• 8(a) contracts awarded.(Public notice)
• President signs "googling for dollars" legislation: database of contracts and grants to be online by 2008.
• HUPP Aerospace.(Defense Logistics Agency)
• Butt Construction Co.(ARMY)
• The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Charleston, SC, plans a solicitation for information operations and information assurance support.(Procurement Watch)
• Newly certified 8(a)s.
• New standard proposed for IT phases.(IT purchases)(Federal Acquisition Regulation councils )(Brief article)
• Calendar of events.
• Congress approves GSA reorganization.(General Services Administration)(Brief article)
• The Navy SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston plans a solicitation for communications systems and network support, primarily in the Charleston, SC, and Portsmouth, VA, areas.(Procurement Watch)
• Aeroplate Corp.(ARMY)
• The Army Contracting Agency plans a solicitation for the operation and maintenance of the Central Issue Facility at Fort Lee, VA.(Procurement Watch)
• Defense contracts awarded.
• 2007 appropriations bills backed up in Congress.
• Calendar of events.(Calendar)
• SBA failed to verify that businesses were hurt by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks before handing out guaranteed loans under the Supplemental Terrorist Activity Relief (STAR) program, according to a report by the Senate Small Business Committee.(Washington
• An unknown number of senators are blocking legislation to create a public website listing all federal grants and contracts.(Washington Insider)
• Veteran/Pacific (Joint Venture).(ARMY)
• EPA plans a solicitation for management and analytical support for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.(Procurement Watch)
• Hightower Construction Co.(NAVY)
• Industry organizations say advisory panel would "roll back" procurement reform.
• GAO faults Lax management of defense contracts.
• DHS announces EAGLE contract awards.(Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions)(Department of Homeland Security's IT contracts)(Brief article)
• Bloggers tell Congress: show us the money.
• The Defense Department has issued an interim rule sharply limiting the use of cascading, or tiered, procurements.(Washington Insider)(Brief article)
• State income taxes and S-Corporations--the saga continues.(Business Issues)
  by Smigocki, Michael
• Newly certified 8(a)s.(by Small Business Administration)
• The Army Engineer District, Mobile, plans to award an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for O&M and construction support at Anniston Army Depot, AL. This is an 8(a) set-aside.(Procurement Watch)
• Dean Kurtz Construction.(ARMY)
• The Naval Facilities Engineering Command in El Centro, CA, plans a solicitation for base operating support services.(Procurement Watch)
• Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Co.(NAVY)
• CWR Construction Inc.(ARMY)
• The Army TACOM-Picatinny Center in Picatinny, NJ, plans a solicitation for marketing services support for the Office of the Project Manager Combat Ammunitions Systems and assigned product managers.(Procurement Watch)
• Reporting of energy contracts is up to congress.
• The Senate has approved the long-delayed GSA reorganization bill, moving the agency's overhaul one step closer to completion.(General Services Administration)(Brief article)
• The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration intends to award multiple IDIQ contracts for scientific and technical consulting services in several categories.(Procurement Watch)
• FAA scraps contracting program after IG's criticism.
• Calendar of events.(Calendar)
• Federal Times also reported agencies have spent more than $400 million on GSA's schedule for advertising and marketing services so far this year.(Washington Insider)
• Do you demonstrate the value of your solution? or is your offering perceived as a commodity?(Back to Basics)
  by Adler, Peter
• Advocacy office urges repeal of tax withholding.
• The Defense Department's small business specialists are no longer required to review set-aside contracts worth less than $100,000 under a new rule adopted by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Council.(Washington Insider)
• SBA is granting a waiver of the nonmanufacturer rule for Plastics Pallets (Twin Sheet Thermoformed).(Washington Insider)
• The National Institutes of Health will re-compete a contract for administrative support services for the NIH Training Center.(Procurement Watch)
• 8(a) contracts awarded.
• 8(a) companies win big on Navy contract.
• Defense contracts awarded.
• IG says HUD chief favored republican contractors.
• The Army Engineer District, Huntington, WV, plans to award up to two IDIQ contracts for Partnering Meeting Facilitation Services in the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division.(Procurement Watch)
• RKJ Construction Inc.(ARMY)
• The National Cancer Institute plans to re-compete a contract for support services for clinical trials.(Procurement Watch)
• Newly certified 8(a)s.(List)
• Annual recertification is debated again.
• The Court of Federal Claims has ordered the General Services Administration to vacate its $17.4 million award to Symplicity to develop and run the Federal Business Opportunities Web site.(Washington Insider)
• Joseph Diamond, the director of Air Force Small Business Programs, is retiring in October after five years in the post.(Washington Insider)
• The Army Engineer District, Kansas City, plans to award multiple indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts for Long-Term Response Action to support the Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Program.(Procurement Watch)
• President Bush announced that he intends to nominate Jovita Carranza to be deputy administrator of SBA.(Washington Insider)
• Universal Technologies Inc.(Brief article)
• The House voted to extend SBA programs until Feb. 2, 2007.(Washington Insider)
• 8(a) contracts awarded.
• OMB promises to enforce bundling policy.(Office of Management and Budget)(government contracts)(Brief article)
• Jose A. Diaz, president of DEI Service Corp. of Winter Park, FL, was named SBA's Minority Small Business Person of the Year.(Washington Insider)
• Democrats propose overhaul of contracting laws.
• The Army Engineer District, Kansas City, plans to award several design/build task order construction contracts for work in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa.(Procurement Watch)
• Tyler Construction Co.(ARMY)
• The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization intends to issue an RFP for DOD Public Key Infrastructure Operations and Sustainment.(Procurement Watch)
• The House voted Sept. 13 to end Federal Prison Industries' mandatory source status for government contracts, but no vote on the legislation has been scheduled in the Senate.(Washington Insider)